A car you buy with your head and not your ego.

I've just bought a 2005 automatic Corolla here in England. Here's why I think it's a great car: 1) I paid cash, therefore no monthly repayments. 2) It's smooth and relaxing to drive. This has improved my behaviour on the road. I no longer rush. 3) It doesn't attract the attention of the police. 4) Car thieves aren't interested. 5) It's anonymous. People with big egos aren't challenged or threatened by me. 6) People let me out into traffic. 7) Parts are relatively cheap. 8) The build quality is superb. It feels like a tank. 9) The dashboard and instrumentation is simple and easy to see and use. 10) It's a Toyota.

For a while, i hated having a 2003 Corolla CE, because all the other college students have nicer and newer cars. As I've grown to understand the value of having a car, and the durability of Toyota, I have learned to become very grateful for it.

It’s an extremely durable car even in 2023. I use one

These little cars are immortal. Mine's got 320,000 miles on it and is in great condition mechanically with nothing more than regular maintenance. Last year I calculated my highway mpg is still 34 which is great considering the rated mpg is 35. The interior holds up really well too. There's a reason you still see this model everywhere after 20 years.

I had a 2005 Corolla LE one of the best cars, I see them still running around lol

I like when people review old cars in this pov style

I just bought a 2008 Toyota Corolla ce with only 83k kilometres. That’s roughly 52k original miles. I absolutely love it so far.

I own an 05 LE model. I can say this car will last forever. I am not a nice owner I will push the car, speed over potholes, occasionally scratch or kink the car. I don’t always keep maintenance 100% up to date. I ran off the road on a bad weather day into a ditch I honestly thought I totalled my car… nope, only thing I lost in the process was a hubcap. I’ve driven a new 2023 Corolla. I can say the new ones are not as comfortable, I went on a couple road trips in my 05 Corolla and I was never too uncomfortable. The new ones seats felt very stiff and rough. But I actually do love the new ones. The tech and features were amazing, they felt a little more responsive in my opinion, they were definitely a little faster. The only thing I wasn’t a fan of was the CVT but I also didn’t hate it as much as I thought I would. As a cheap, starter or daily car. The 05 Corolla is amazing. If you want to spend more then go ahead and get a newer one!!

My dream spec - 2005 Corolla LE with Sunroof, Leather seats and the JBL sound system. Its a baby lexus! (lexus designed and built the interior for this 9th gen corolla!) Incredible quality for an old car. But its so hard to find them with leather interior! Someday!

I own this same car. 111000 miles and going strong.

I have the same exact 2005 white toyota corolla its the best car ive ever bought so dependable tough and reliable i bought it with 168,000 miles it now has 283,000 miles and running great

The visibility is fantastic in this car....... you get modern safety PLUS old-fashion visibility (not like cars nowadays)

Love 9th gen Corollas, they are very easy to fix, and to do maintenance on. They last forever.

Love these car videos, keep it up

Wow incredibly quick!

These are great cars! The first car I bought was a brand new silver 2006 Corolla S back in 2005. I had to eventually sell it over five years later cause I needed a bigger car with more space. I still see these everywhere which doesn't surprise me one bit. I've since purchased mostly Toyota/Lexus vehicles all with no problems as expected.

APPRECIATION--appreciate you doing reviews of these olders cars mang, not everyone wants the new stuff. We just want basic transportation with fantastic visibility and very decent safety.

When cars where made for driving

This is my ACT DREAM CAR

My first car was a 2004! I love it!!! This one sounds the same as mine did! The difference in gears (RPM drops between) is something we don't hear much anymore these days with the 6-7-8 speed gearboxes.

great review. thats crazy how many miles the owner drove! awesome stuff

God that thing is beautiful. My dream car right there.

Love these cars

I have one and I love it ❤

Corolla LE 🔥❤️

I would love to have this car

REALLLLLLLY appreciate this review man!!!!!!!

41 mpg on the highway cant beat that.

I just bought the 2006 version. Very economical

My winter beater 2007 Mazda 3 2.0 4 speed auto is doing 8.4s with 265k km’s so around 165k miles, it has been nothing but reliable and somewhat fun to drive, I just wish it was manual

Great car

I bought last week on Craigslist a 2003 Corolla CE 151k miles,for 3k cash,,it performs amazing,then after Installing bluetooth I feel like I bought a brand new car with Spotify👌

Drove an 05 S. Initial throttle tip in really does provide a lot more power than youd expect. Though I realized after going wot it didnt have much more in it lol. Was deceptive because you get like 90% of the power in the first 10% throttle.

Trouble free driving. Simply for no thrills, but these things are unbeatable for reliable transportation.

7:37 "im not even pressing the gas at all" to get to 3k rpms as seen in video you are depressing the pedal a good amount friend

What app are you using in this video?

I'm 6'3", 228 lbs. and not an athlete by any means. I must need to lose some fat because I found the steering wheel in this gen to be too low for comfort. Otherwise, I found the 2005 Corolla to be comfortable, peppy, and hardly bogs down at all from extra passengers. Much better quality than a 2015 Kia Soul base. I found the 2015 Kia Soul to be the most ergonomic "economy" car for my height/weight unfortunately. 263k miles on my car though. May not be as good as a Toyota but fairly close I suppose. If only I could get this Toyota transmission in my car. That's the downfall of my car. The 2015 Kia Soul has a Mitsubishi/Dodge (joint venture) made transmission which hesitates between 4th to 5th and sometimes 5th to 6th. Kia does their transmissions pretty well, so unsure why they took a transmission from the Dodge Dart. Eek.

I have an 03 corolla le

One for sale at my local used car dealer for 8 grand with 122k miles should I buy it? I think I’d drive it for at least 10 years lol

Same model and year with 139k miles for 3k in California

The interior on this old one was higher quality. My 04 lexus also had the same kind of "old toyota interior" type of quality that they just dont do on their new vehicles.

Then manufacturers were after names but now is after profits. These days we don't have durable cars again.

i’m about to buy this car. question, does this have an aux? so i can play music from my phone.

Hello bro how many liter fuel take for 100 km in the city thank you

This car would be very fun with a 5 speed!

how tall are you brooo?

Bought one with 20k miles

Excuse me are the seats leather inside the car

Mocomexico

Should've test drove the Manual Transmission 9th Generation Corolla. Automatic is slow and trash.